N° 157 H. van der Meulen / M. van der Meulen on Volkswagen undergoing the breaking and starting test. Cars will have to accelerate as fast as possible for 200 metres from a standing start, and then pull up in the shortest possible distance, for the cars have to keep a line between the axles. Rallye Monte Carlo 1951.

During the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo, the Volkswagen Beetle of H. and M. van der Meulen undergoes the braking and starting test. On a wet, paved surface marked by striped cones, the car, bearing race number 157 and license plate "N-51116," was required to accelerate 200 metres from a standing start and then stop in the shortest possible distance. A crowd of spectators watches from behind barriers lined with advertising banners for "RESTAURANT L'ESCALE" and "BOUGIE ACE."

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Cars, Racing, Rallye

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